📍 724 E Garfield Street, Columbus, Cherokee County, 66725
Park Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbus, Cherokee County. The school has 201 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Columbus school district. It serves grades Pre-K–1 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Park Elem enrolls 201 students across grades Pre-K–1. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 12.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 168 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 5.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
127 of the school's 201 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 113 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Park Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-20, state senate district 13, state house district 1.
Park Elem is one of 4 schools in Columbus, based in Columbus, Kansas. The district serves 994 students district-wide and employs 70 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 201 students, Park Elem is smaller than the district average of about 249 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant